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Ossetian
Etymology
From даргъхъус (darǧqus, “long-eared”), from даргъ (darǧ, “long”) + хъус (qus, “ear”). Typologically compare Ancient Greek λαγώς (lagṓs).
Noun
тӕрхъу́с • (tærqús)
- (Iron) hare
Derived terms
References
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “тӕрхъус”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
- Abajev, V. I. (1979) “tærqūs | tærqos”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 271